Djokovic advances in straight sets to Wimbledon's third round

LONDON, June 27 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Novak Djokovic sailed through a second-round match in straight sets Thursday at Wimbledon, where rain became an issue late in the day.

With echoes of a first-round loss Tuesday by Rafael Nadal and Wednesday's second-round defeat of defending champion Roger Federer still ringing around the grounds, Djokovic was in control throughout a 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-1 decision over Bobby Reynolds.

Djokovic didn't allow Reynolds a break chance and won 84 percent -- 51-of-73 -- points on serve. He had as many aces -- 12 -- as unforced errors.

Reynolds came through the first set without dropping serve but Djokovic won the first five points of the tiebreaker in taking the lead. Djokovic had a pair of break in each of the other two sets to put the match away.

While Djokovic and Reynolds were able to complete their match under the closed roof of Center Court, several other matches were suspended or postponed. That included a battle between 29th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and Grega Zemlja, who had played more than 3 1/2 hours when play was stopped. Dimitrov is to serve, down 8-9 in the fifth set, when the match resumes.

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